TOP/CSC Application - Environmental Health (EH) - Photos/Diagrams Required for EH Submission

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Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP) and Certificate of Statutory Completion (CSC) applications require an Environmental Health (EH) general list of photos and diagrams to support refuse and waste handling compliance. The document specifies photo evidence for refuse calculations, refuse chute and chamber layouts, refuse room or bin centre conditions, bin centre entrances and ventilation arrangements, pest-proofing, roller shutter dimensions, and floor markings for vehicle reversing. It further covers refuse bin points, PWCS bin centre compactors, bin lifter performance, and recyclables collection points.

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Environmental Health (EH)

Required Photos and Diagrams (General List)

Refuse and Chute Requirements

Refuse Room/Bin Centre Requirements

Refuse Bin Point and PWCS Requirements

Bin Lifter and Recyclables Collection Point

Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP)/Certificate of Statutory Completion (CSC) Application - General List of Information (Photos/Diagrams) To be Submitted Environmental Health (EH) Notes i. Please provide photos for the items (where applicable). The list of items is non-exhaustive and only serves as a general guide for EH requirements. ii. Please refer to the Code of Practice on Environmental Health (COPEH) for details on EH requirements. | S/N | Requirement | Item (where applicable) | Sample Photo/Diagram | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Refuse
Calculation | Please confirm if the compactor capacity and/or total bulk bins provided (based on the submitted pictures) is sufficient for the total calculated refuse output. | Refuse output calculation should be indicated in the as-built site plan:
| | 2 | Refuse Chute | Photos with measurements showing the ventilation openings are located at least 2. 1m above FFL (if the roof is a roof terrace/garden) . | | | S/N | Requirement | Item (where applicable) | Sample Photo/Diagram | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 3 | Refuse Chute
Chamber | a) Photos of the refuse chute chamber with all bins within. | | | | | b) Photos with measurements showing the gap between the chute termination point and the top of the bulk bin (with lid open) to confirm that the gap is not more than 200mm. | | | S/N | Requirement | Item (where applicable) | Sample Photo/Diagram | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 4 | Refuse Room/
Bin Centre | a) Photos of the refuse room/bin centre with Refuse Handling Equipment/refuse bins/compactors within. | Refuse room/bin centre with refuse bins:

Refuse room/bin centre with compactor (Centralised Refuse Chute Compactor):
| | S/N | Requirement | Item (where applicable) | Sample Photo/Diagram | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | Refuse room/bin centre with compactor (Roll on Roll off Compactor):
| | | | b) Technical specifications of the Refuse Handling Equipment/compactor with compaction ratio and capacity. | | | S/N | Requirement | Item (where applicable) | Sample Photo/Diagram | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | c) The swept path and video demonstration showing the ingress and egress of the refuse truck from the entrance of the development to the refuse room or bin centre. | | | | | d) Photos showing that the refuse room has been rendered pest proof e.g. insect mesh. | | | S/N | Requirement | Item (where applicable) | Sample Photo/Diagram | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | e) Photos of the roller shutter door opening and to indicate dimensions. | | | S/N | Requirement | Item (where applicable) | Sample Photo/Diagram | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | f) Photos of the entrance, ventilation openings and view towards which the openings are facing. | Bin centre entrance and ventilation opening:

Surrounding where bin centre entrance and ventilation opening are facing:
| | S/N | Requirement | Item (where applicable) | Sample Photo/Diagram | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | g) Photos of floor markings provided in front of the entrance of the bin centre to guide the refuse collection vehicle when reversing during operation. | | | 5 | Refuse Bin Point | Photos of the bin point showing all bins within. | | | S/N | Requirement | Item (where applicable) | Sample Photo/Diagram | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 6 | PWCS Bin
Centre | a) Photos of the Pneumatic Waste Conveyance System (PWCS) bin centre showing all compactors within.
b) The technical specifications of the compactor(s) . | Refuse room/bin centre with Pneumatic Waste Conveyance System (PWCS) compactors:
| | S/N | Requirement | Item (where applicable) | Sample Photo/Diagram | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 7 | Bin Lifter | Photos of the bin lifter at highest lifting position during operation. | | | 8 | Recyclables
Collection Point | Photos of the recyclables collection point and recyclables bins at its designated bin points. | |

FAQs

What is the purpose of the TOP/CSC Environmental Health (EH) photo and diagram list?

It provides a general guide of the photos/diagrams to be submitted as evidence for EH requirements in TOP and CSC applications.

Which refuse-related items require photos in the submission?

The list includes refuse calculation evidence, refuse chute and chute chamber photos, and refuse room/bin centre photos showing equipment, bins/compactors, and key design conditions such as ventilation and pest-proofing.

What additional evidence is required for PWCS and recyclables collection?

Applicants must submit PWCS bin centre photos showing compactors and their technical specifications, bin lifter photos at the highest lifting position during operation, and photos of recyclables collection points and bins at designated bin points.

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